‘Gambit’ Lands ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Costume Designer

Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan (Mad Max: Fury Road) has found her next project as she has signed on as the costume designer for the upcoming X-Men spin-off Gambit starring Channing Tatum.

Production on the project is beginning to ramp up, having recently found its director followed by the film being slated for release last week. Visionary director Gore Verbinski is set to helm the standalone film about the fan favorite mutant from a script written by Josh Zetumer.

Gambit is being produced by Tatum as well as Reid Carolin under their Free Association banner. Long-time producers of the X-Men franchise Simon Kinberg and Lauren Shuler Donner will also produce.

The project has long been in development, having reportedly undergone rewrites following the box office success of its R-rated predecessors, Deadpool and Logan. Gambit is now a top priority for the studio which suggests it may also be set for an R-rating.

Gambit hits theaters February 14, 2019, and is one of three X-Men films currently set for release with X-Men: The New Mutants scheduled to hit theaters on April 13, 2018, followed by Deadpool 2 on June 1, 2018, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix on November 2, 2018.

Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on Gambit as we learn it.

8 X-Men Characters Who Deserve Their Own Movie

So it’s probably safe to assume everyone here has seen Logan? Well, based on how well it did in the box-office I think 20th Century Fox is taking notes. Now that they have both Deadpool and Logan under their belts, I’m sure they will be bringing more X-Men characters to the big screen as soon as possible.

There are so many great X-Men arcs to choose from, but I think focusing on personal stories and fewer characters is a way to ensure the movie connects with an audience. Mutants were originally composed as a metaphor for the Civil Rights movement, and that issue is still very much so alive in our society. I’m not saying every movie needs to be political, but they all have the potential to be about so much more than destruction and boss battles. Fox focuses on smaller, personal stories that show mutants in a different light. Sure they can kick ass, but let’s make sure they always feel like real people, as Logan did.

Hit Next to see the eight mutants I think Fox should bring to the big screen next!